An outreach service mandatedto assist schools (throughout British Columbia), in meeting the educational needs of students with multiple severe/profound physical and cognitive disabilities.A team, consisting of a teacher, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, and speech-language pathologist provide support through a variety of services.
What it is EVERYTHING an individual uses to communicate or enhance communication. Different strategies may be needed for different situations and communication partners. Strategies and tools may be combined to meet a wide variety of communication functions. How it works We all use a variety of means to communicate! It is natural to use a variety of communication strategies for self-expression. The same is true with AAC…ALL tools and techniques are relevant! “AAC interventions should always be multi-modal in nature; that is, they should utilize the individual’s full communication capabilities, including any residual speech or vocalizations, gestures, signs, and aided communication.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1991). Report: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, ASHA, 33 (Suppl. 5), 9-12.
Provincial Integration Support Program
An outreach service mandated to assist schools (throughout British Columbia), in meeting the educational needs of students with multiple severe/profound physical and cognitive disabilities. A team, consisting of a teacher, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, and speech-language pathologist provide support through a variety of services.Multi-Modal Communication
What it isEVERYTHING an individual uses to communicate or enhance communication. Different strategies may be needed for different situations and communication partners. Strategies and tools may be combined to meet a wide variety of communication functions.
How it works
We all use a variety of means to communicate! It is natural to use a variety of communication strategies for self-expression. The same is true with AAC…ALL tools and techniques are relevant!
“AAC interventions should always be multi-modal in nature; that is, they should utilize the individual’s full communication capabilities, including any residual speech or vocalizations, gestures, signs, and aided communication.”
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1991). Report: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, ASHA, 33 (Suppl. 5), 9-12.